Instructions for Online Request Form
- Name of the person requesting the records.
- Email address of the person requesting the records
- Phone number of the person requesting the records.
- Location of the court in which the case was filed or the judicial entity with custody of the records.
- Address of the person requesting the records.
- Specifically describe the requested records.
IMPORTANT: Specify with as much detail as possible the records you are requesting. In describing the records, provide a case number if possible and the name of a party in the case.
To help find a case number and identify possible records, click here.
After finding the case, click on the case number to view a summary and register of actions that that should assist you in identifying specific records in the case and the court that maintains the records.
Examples of possible records: A criminal complaint or an order granting a divorce petition.
What the law requires
NMSA 1978, Section 14-2-8(D) states that a written request to inspect public records “shall provide the name, address and telephone number of the person seeking access to the records and shall identify the records sought with reasonable particularity.”